A Boeing 737-800NG added to S7 Airlines fleet

28.05.2012

S7 Airlines is announcing the commissioning of a new Boeing 737-800NG.1

The aircraft painted in the livery of S7 Airlines has been added to the fleet of the «Globus« airline (operating under the brand of S7 Airlines) on the terms of lease from ILFC.2 The airliner is designed to carry 162 passengers with 12 business class seats and 150 economy class seats.

The aircraft is based at the Moscow «Domodedovo» airport and has already been making flights between Moscow and Novosibirsk, Norilsk, Kazan, Sochi and other destinations of the S7 Airlines route network.

The new aircraft has become the seventh Boeing 737-800NG in the company’s fleet. In June 2012 another two aircraft of this type are expected to be received.

S7 Airlines enjoys one of the most modern and «youngest» aircraft fleets on the Russian air transportation market. The average age of the aircraft used by S7 Airlines is eight years. The company operates its flights exclusively on aircraft of the leading foreign manufacturers — Airbus and Boeing. The fleet of S7 Airlines consists o 48 aircraft: 20 Airbus A319s, 14 Airbus A320s, one Airbus A310, two long haul Boeing 767-300 aircrafts, four Boeing 737-400s and seven Boeing 737-800NGs.

S7 Group member airlines (www.s7.ru) — «Siberia» and «Globus» — are members of the oneworld® global aviation alliance.

S7 Airlines performs regular flights across Russia and to countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, Near East, South Asia and countries of the Asia Pacific region. S7 Airlines enjoys one of the most modern and «youngest» aircraft fleets on the Russian air transportation market.

«Siberia» Airlines has the widest internal route network in Russia, created on the basis of three air transport hubs in Moscow (Domodedovo), Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo) and Irkutsk.

In 2007 the company received an official IATA notice of record into the IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) operators, becoming the second air carrier in Russia to have successfully passed the full international audit procedure for compliance with the operational safety standards.

The company is one of the most stable airline companies in Russia thanks to using the latest achievements in the international passenger services field and active development of its own services. The airline is the winner of the Wings of Russia 2010 Award in the Business Project in the Civil Aviation of Russia nomination. S7 Airlines is also the winner of the annual «People's Brand/Brand No. 1 in Russia» award.

«Globus» Airlines is specialized in regular flights across Russia, as well as regular international flights. The company has been more than once awarded with a Quality Certificate of the Moscow «Domodedovo» airport for the timely performance of its flights. By the results of 2011 the airline received the Wings of Russia award in the nomination «Airline of the Year - Domestic Passenger Carrier in group II».